The arcades project

Focusing on the arcades of 19th-century Paris--glass-roofed rows of shops that were early centers of consumerism--Benjamin presents a montage of quotations from, and reflections on, hundreds of published sources. 46 illustrations.

Translator's foreword --
Exposés. "Paris, the capital of the nineteenth century" (1935) ; "Paris, capital of the nineteenth century" (1939) --
Convolutes. Overview --
First sketches --
Early drafts. "Arcades" ; "The Arcades of Paris" ; "The Ring of Saturn" --
Addenda. Exposé of 1935, early version ; Materials for the Exposé of 1935 ; Materials for "Arcades" --
"Dialectics at a standstill" / Rolf Tiedemann --
"The story of Old Benjamin" / Lisa Fittko ; Translator's notes --
Guide to names and terms --
Index.

Altri titoli:

Passagen-Werk.

Responsabilità:

Walter Benjamin ; translated by Howard Eiland and Kevin McLaughlin ; prepared on the basis of the German volume edited by Rolf Tiedemann.

Abstract:

Focusing on the arcades of 19th-century Paris--glass-roofed rows of shops that were early centers of consumerism--Benjamin presents a montage of quotations from, and reflections on, hundreds of published sources. 46 illustrations.